Parallel Verses
Modern King James verseion
And he burned the bones of the priests on their altars and cleansed Judah and Jerusalem.
New American Standard Bible
Then
King James Version
And he burnt the bones of the priests upon their altars, and cleansed Judah and Jerusalem.
Holman Bible
He burned the bones of the priests on their altars.
International Standard Version
He burned the bones of the priests on their altars, thus purging Judah and Jerusalem.
A Conservative Version
And he burnt the bones of the priests upon their altars, and purged Judah and Jerusalem.
American Standard Version
And he burnt the bones of the priests upon their altars, and purged Judah and Jerusalem.
Amplified
Then Josiah burned the bones of the [pagan] priests on their altars and purged and cleansed Judah and Jerusalem.
Bible in Basic English
And he had the bones of the priests burned on their altars, and so he made Judah and Jerusalem clean.
Darby Translation
and he burned the bones of the priests upon their altars, and purged Judah and Jerusalem.
Julia Smith Translation
And he burnt the bones of the priests upon their altars, and he will cleanse Judah and Jerusalem.
King James 2000
And he burnt the bones of the priests upon their altars, and cleansed Judah and Jerusalem.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And he burned the bones of the priests on the altars and cleansed Judah and Jerusalem.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And he burnt the bones of the priests upon the altars, and cleansed Judah and Jerusalem.
NET Bible
He burned the bones of the pagan priests on their altars; he purified Judah and Jerusalem.
New Heart English Bible
He burnt the bones of the priests on their altars, and purged Judah and Jerusalem.
The Emphasized Bible
And, the bones of the priests, burned he upon their altars, - and so purified Judah and Jerusalem:
Webster
And he burnt the bones of the priests upon their altars, and cleansed Judah and Jerusalem.
World English Bible
He burnt the bones of the priests on their altars, and purged Judah and Jerusalem.
Youngs Literal Translation
and the bones of the priests he hath burnt on their altars, and cleanseth Judah and Jerusalem,
Themes
The Dead » Even bones of, caused uncleanness
Ephraim » A tribe of israel » Submitted to the scepter of josiah
Interlinear
Word Count of 20 Translations in 2 Chronicles 34:5
Verse Info
Context Readings
Josiah's Reform
4 And they broke down the altars of the Baals in his presence. And he cut down the images which were on high above them, and the Asherahs. And the carved images and the molten images he also broke in pieces and made dust from them, and scattered on the graves of the ones who had sacrificed to them. 5 And he burned the bones of the priests on their altars and cleansed Judah and Jerusalem. 6 And so he did in the cities of Manasseh and Ephraim and Simeon, even to Naphtali, with their tools round about.
Phrases
Cross References
1 Kings 13:2
And he cried against the altar in the Word of Jehovah and said, O, altar, altar, so says Jehovah. Behold, a son shall be born to the house of David, Josiah by name, and on you he shall offer the priests of the high places who burn incense on you, and men's bones shall be burned on you.
Numbers 35:33
So you shall not defile the land in which you are. For blood defiles the land. And the land cannot be cleansed of the blood that is shed in it, except by the blood of him that shed it.
2 Kings 23:16
And as Josiah turned, he spied the tombs which were there in the mountain. And he sent and took the bones out of the tombs, and burned them on the altar and defiled it, according to the Word of Jehovah which the man of God had proclaimed, who spoke these words.
2 Kings 23:20
And he killed all the priests of the high places which were there on the altars, and burned men's bones on them, and returned to Jerusalem.
2 Chronicles 34:7
And he broke down the altars and the Asherahs, and had beaten the carved images into powder, and cut down all the idols in all the land of Israel, he returned to Jerusalem.
Jeremiah 3:10
And yet for all this her treacherous sister Judah has not turned to Me with her whole heart, but with falsehood, says Jehovah.
Jeremiah 4:14
O Jerusalem, cleanse your heart from evil so that you may be saved. How long shall your vain thoughts lodge within you?
Jeremiah 8:1-2
At that time, says Jehovah, they shall bring out the bones of the kings of Judah, and the bones of its rulers, and the bones of the priests, and the bones of the prophets, and the bones of the people of Jerusalem, out of their graves.
Ezekiel 22:24
Son of man, say to her: You are a land not being cleansed, nor rained on in the day of disgust.